Which security scan are you talking about? How do you define pecking? How many
hits per second/minute/hour? Which ports?

I think you are probably looking at a concidence. If you have a dialup
connection, then you are likely getting a new IP each time you connect, so
nobody is hunting you specifically. I suspect that somebody in your internet
neighborhood got infected and is scanning the area for vulnerable systems.

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(gg) wrote in news::
> visited one of those free security port scan sites about 2 months
ago.
> chickens been pecking at my ports ever since.
> done got so bad two servers gets to pecking the instant my dialup
> connects to my ISP.
> never happened prior to them thar visits.
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Download Sysclean.com and place it in that directory.
Dowload the Trend Pattern File by obtaining the ZIP file.
For example; lpt244.zip

Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same directory as
sysclean.com.

2) Update Adaware with the latest definitions.
3) If you are using WinME or WinXP, disable System Restorehttp://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm
4) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode
5) Using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware, perform a Full Scan of your
platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found.
(a few cycles may be needed)
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